Carving is easy, you just go down until you feel like you're... - Michelangelo Buonarroti

"Carving is easy, you just go down until you feel like you're going to die."

Michelangelo Buonarroti Perseverance

Sculptor Painter Architect Italian 1475–1564

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"Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it."

"The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work."

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